Judge, 1930-08-02 · page 4 of 36
Judge — August 2, 1930 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine Satire **Main Cartoon ("Getting the Jump"):** This political cartoon appears to reference early 20th-century election politics, specifically mentioning "Wet" vs. "Dry" candidates—a reference to Prohibition debates. The figure at the machine appears to be a political operative or candidate manipulating public opinion through what looks like an early arcade or mechanical device, suggesting cynical control of political messaging. **Surrounding Humor:** Brief satirical notes mock baseball management, touring etiquette, and modern hitchhikers with phosphorescent thumbs—typical period humor about contemporary absurdities. The adjacent "Adv. Max" cartoon jokes about perfume advertising's manipulative tactics. **Context:** This reflects Progressive Era skepticism toward political machinery and emerging mass-media influence on democracy.
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The Machine Age a KNow, Fred, I kinda hated ta part with t ! there hosses. Take thet little ro: around here so long A omare we had There was a real hoss if there ever was one. Never gave us one mite o” trouble, * smart, an’ a hard-workin’ critter. I feel jest like 1 lost a member of th’ family.” “Yeah, Jim, I feel th’ same way And another good little mare was Flossic, that little black baby with th’ white star on her prehead. I hopes they takes good care of her. She was gettin’ along right smart in y s. but she’s good fer a long time vet.” “And those five big gray devils. They was purty hosses but th’ mean- est critters I ever saw. At that though I kinda hated to see them get shipped 4 off with th’ rest.” “Yep, they was a bad bunch, shore enough, an’ another bad one was thet big roan with th’ lo: an’ tail, Thet was th flowin’ mane laziest hoss I ever set eyes on. [I've seen him start to slow up an’ then come to a quick an’ it was all a feller could do him agoin’ again. He was a none, too, but yet I hated to part with him. I hated to sce th’ whok bunch sold th’ other day, nearly cried, 4 I did.” ] “Yeah, Fred, it was tough partin’ | with ‘em after all these years like e that, but [think we'll make more money outa th’ new roller coaster than th’ old merry-go-round —Scott Brown Hot weather hints: An excellent outdoor sleeping nook may be made by reversing the awning. Getting the Jump ce With candidates now the issue isn’t Au arr - ‘ who is Wet and who is Dry; it’s who said he was Wet first. And the Prohibition Poll is over, | but the controversy lingers on. . | } Baseball is intricate. For instance, ] no one knows how the man who has the peanut concession manages to have cnough peanuts left over every season to last him through the fol- lowing season. In touring in strange localities one need never get off the main highway. When in doubt, just follow the diree- | tion the thumbs are pointing. And now we have the modern hiteh- hiker who starts out at night with phosphorescence on his thumb. Apy. Man (to artist)—It says, perfume to you and me, but will the man —R. C. O'Brien in the street get it? comicbooks.com